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Biografie

Iberia Brass Quintet set sail as such in September 2016 as a mere project for a school-subject. Formed by three musicians from Portuguese origin and two of Spanish origin, this group experienced a remarkably intense activity during its first year, playing in all kinds of exams and recitals. Always, on the other hand, under the protection of the prestigious Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where these musicians perfect their studies of music.

In its second year of existence, these five musicians decided to take the initiative of -as an experienced group- giving a more professional approach to the group, leaving behind the “school exams-driven” character of the project. They began to work on a more demanding repertoire, combining pieces of different historical eras and varied musical styles, ranging from transcriptions of renaissance works to contemporary music, going through purely romantic styles.

Around the end of 2017, they participated in competitions such as the ‘Who’s Next’ in Almere (Holland), or the renowned Grachtenfestival Concours.

After a 2018 of diverse concerts around Amsterdam, in September, the quintet embarked on the adventure of a tour around Portugal. After several concerts on different towns, they reaped a huge success among the portuguese audiences. They were even recorded and interviewed for the local television and so overall, had a very good reception.

Tiago Baeza – Trumpet
Luis Tajuelo – Trumpet
Fede Cuevas Ruíz – French Horn
João Canelas – Trombone
Andoni Moñux Ugalde – Tuba

Tiago Baeza was born on April 4, 1999. His interest in trumpet grew at SIMECQ (Society for Music Instruction and School Cross-Quebradense). Years later, he began studying at the Conservatorio Nossa Senhora do Cabo, with Professors Filipe Coelho and Rui Mirra. At the age of 15, Tiago began his studies at the Metropolitan Professional School, in the class of professor Filipe Coelho. Tiago is currently studying at the Amsterdam Conservatory, under professors Theo Wolters and Ad Welleman.

In the year 2018, Tiago was selected to be a member of the Nationaal Jeugd Orkest. Since 2017, Tiago is part of the Jonge Blazers Amsterdam ensemble, under the baton of Nico Schippers, where he has had the opportunity to work and learn from soloists of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Tiago masterclasses with Miroslav Petkov, Jorge Almeida, João Moreira, Sérgio Charrinho, Pacho Flores, Stephen Mason, Martin Angerer, Jeroen Berwearts, Reinhold Friedrich and Allen Vizzutti.

Fede Cuevas Ruiz was born on January 4, 1994 in Ibiza (Spain), where he started playing french horn at age seven, at the Municipal School of Music from Ibiza, with Professor Damian Boluda. After finishing his degree (having achieved very distinctive grades) in the Madrid Royal Conservatory, with Professor Elies Moncholi, Fede continued his studies at the Amsterdam
Conservatory, where he completed his masters degree in Baroque Horn with Professor Teunis van der Zwart.

He collaborates regularly both as a Baroque and Modern player with groups from all over Europe, such as the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands, Eroica Ensemble, Das Neue Mannheimer Orchestra, Metropolitan Orchestra of Madrid, Youth Orchestra of Madrid, and the Madrid University Orchestra.

Born in Barreiro (Portugal) in 1996, João Canelas began his musical studies at age 12 at the Municipal Band of Barreiro, with the trombone class of Professor Luis Cunha and Professor Nuno Ribeiro later. At the age of 13, he entered the Regional Conservatory of Setúbal, with Professor Nuno Ribeiro.

At the age of 15, João joined the Professional Metropolitan School, becoming part of Professor Reinaldo Guerreiro’s class. After complete the course, he joined the National Superior Orchestra Academy, at the class of professor Reinaldo Guerreiro, where he finished his bachelor’s degree. João is currently studying at the Amsterdam Conservatory, under the teachings of Pierre Volders, Remko de Jager, Jörgen van Rijen, Ben van Dijk and Raymond Munnecom.

In 2012, he was awarded the 2nd prize in the “La Sallete ” International Competition, at the youth category. Through various auditions, he has been involved for two consecutive years with the Portuguese Youth Orchestra, working with teachers and soloists such as Sebastian Müller, Andrew Mitchell and Lisa Nelsen, and under the baton of maestro Pedro Carneiro. In the year 2014, he played with this orchestra at the “Kultursommer Nordhessen” festival in Kassel (Germany) and at the Konzerthaus Berlin in 2015.

In the year 2016, he was selected for the ‘Estágio da Gulbenkian’ Orchestra, under the baton of Joana Carneiro. In the year 2017 and 2018, he became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (NJO).

João has attended masterclasses and private lessons with David Bruchez (2012), Jörgen van Rijen (2013), André Conde (2014), Charles Toet (sacabouche, 2015), Jonas Bylund (2015), Juan Carlos Matamoros (2016), Justin Clark (2016), Brandt Attema (2016), Pierre Volders (2016), Remko de Jager (2016), Thomas Leyendecker (2017), Bart van Lier (2017), Wycliffe Gordon (2017), Adam Woolf (2018), Denson Paul Pollard (2018), Alain Trudel (2018) and Steve Rosse (2018).

He collaborated with the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Orchestra of Lisbon, Cascais Symphony Orchestra, Cascais an Oeiras Chamber Orchestra, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Nationaal Jeugd Orkest, Orchestra Académica Metropolitana, ‘Estágio da Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica Juvenile, Portuguese Youth Orchestra, among others. He worked with maestros Daniele Gatti, Michael Zilm, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Emilio Pomàrico, Graeme Jenkins, Georg Fritzsch, Joana Carneiro, Wolfgang Lischke, Peter Tilling, Pedro Neves, Jean-Marc Burfin, Pedro Carneiro, Pedro Amaral, Christopher Bochmann, Reinaldo Guerreiro, among others.

Andoni Moñux Ugalde was born at 1997 in Bergara (Basque Country, Spain). When he was 3 years ago, he started playing violin and it wasn’t until he was 7 that he started playing tuba.

Aged 15 and with both instruments, he jumped from music school to the professional grade conservatory at San Sebastian, where he had the chance for performing with higher leveled musicians, ensembles and orchestras among others, while he assisted to lessons with Oscar Abella, well known tuba player and principal at the Basque National Symphony Orchestra (EOS/OSE).

In 2015 he was accepted to study the Bachelor Grade of tuba at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where he started receiving lessons from Perry Hoogendijk, renowned principal tuba player of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (KCO).

Andoni has also received masterclasses from renowned artists such as Gene Pokorny, Roger Bobo, Michael Godard, Rex Martin, David Kutz, Mario Barsotti, Kristian Steenstrup, Omar Tomasoni, Oystein Baadsvik, Miroslav Petkov, Sergio Carolino and Hans Nickel, among others. He has also won prizes in competitions, such as the Basque Young Talents Competition, the ‘Cesar Uceda’ National Competition or the ‘Intercentros Melomano’ Competition’s regional round. He has also participated at the Markneukirchen International Tuba Competition.

During the last years, he has played either as a principal or guest player with orchestras such as the Basque National Youth Orchestra (EGO), the Youth Orchestra of Cantabria (JOSCAN) or the Amsterdam University Orchestra ‘J. Pzn. Sweelinck’ among others.

In the past year he has made rather big achievements such as being selected by worldwide known orchestras such as the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (NJO) and the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra in Switzerland. With this last one, he had the chance to collaborate with the London Symphony Orchestra, He has also been in the backup lists of other orchestras such as the Spanish National Youth Orchestra (JONDE) and the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival Orchestra. Andoni has played under the batton of such renowned conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Matthias Pintscher, Peter Eotvos or Antony Hermus, among others, and he has performed in prestigious halls such as the ElbPhilharmonie (Hamburg), Het Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), KKL Luzern or the Konzerthaus (Berlin).

Currently, Andoni continues studying his 4th year in Amsterdam as an active tuba player and student.

Luis Miguel García-Escribano Tajuelo

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-current NEDERLANDS PHILHARMONISCH ORKEST. Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
Remplacement and academy.
2016-current DE NIEUWE PHILARMONIE UTRECHT. (The Netherlands). First and second
trumpet.Guest player.
2015-current HABSBURG ORCHESTRA. Second trumpet. Guest player
2016 FILARMONICA DE STAT SIBIU. Tutti. Guest player.
2015 OPER IM STEINBRUCH. ST. MARGARETHEN IM BURGENLAND. Off stage. Remplacement.
EDUCATION
2017 Master degree programme, classic and baroque trumpet. Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
2014 Bachelor degree programme, classic trumpet. Conservatorio superior de Alicante.
2013 High School diploma. Pedagogic in Music. Universidad de Castilla- La Mancha.

MAJOR TEACHERS
2015-2017 Theo Wolters, Ad Welleman, Hans Alting, Frank Anepool (Amsterdam).
2018 ENSEMBLE MATHEUS (France).
2013-2014 Reinhold Ambros (Eisenstadt, Austria).
2011-2015 José Javier Pastor (Alicante, Spain).

ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE
2017 MOLDOVAN NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA. Principal trumpet with maestro Gabriel Bebeselea.
(Young Euro Classic, Berlin).
2016 NJO. NATIONAL DUTCH YOUTH ORCHESTRA.. Member during winter tour. (The Netherlands).
2015 ORCHESTRA GIOVANILE ITALIANA. Second trumpet. (Florence, Italy).

MASTERCLASSES
2015-2017 Frits Damrow, Omar Tomasoni, Pacho Flores, Jens Lindemann, Christian Steenstrup, Bart van
Lier, Raymond Munnecom. Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
2016-2017 David Kutz, Gordan Nikolitch, Jeroen Botsma. Koepel, Nederlands Philarmonisch Orkest
(Amsterdam).
2015 Emmanuel Mellaerts. Brusel Conservatorium (Belgium).
2014 Hans Gansch. University Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria).